angazo

Galician

angazo

Alternative forms

  • engazo

Etymology

From anga (handle) + -azo, from Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *angô (hook, angle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (something bent, hook). Cognate with Portuguese engaço.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /aŋˈɡaθo̝/

Noun

angazo m (plural angazos)

  1. hand rake.

Synonyms

  • anga (handle)
  • angarela (winch)
  • engado (bait)

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. angazo.
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